Penn GSE News Archive
Murals honoring Black activists now wrap the Municipal Services Building
Krystal Strong is featured in one of the two new murals along the sides of the Municipal Services Building, across from Philadelphia’s City Hall. They honor Black activists of the past year, as well as the past several decades.
A state higher education system struggles to create a new template for college athletics
Karen Weaver wrote about how the merging of six of Pennsylvania’s state colleges will affect student athletes.
Temple’s business school sees virtual reality as future of online learning
Ryan Baker is quoted on how the pandemic has necessitated innovation in remote learning, noting that, “There’s been a move to using high-quality interactive online learning environments.”
Anger, anxiety, stress, relief: Therapists say it’s OK for Black people to feel it all
"It’s going to be a sort of an identifier for folks who lived through this, and we don’t really know what the mental health impacts are on us,” Ariane Thomas said.
A system leader sells his vision for remaking public higher ed
Joni Finney is quoted on the effectiveness of the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Relief, calm, and a sense that ‘justice was served’ as Philadelphia watches Chauvin’s guilty verdict
Krystal Strong is quoted on justice that was not obtained in the verdict of the George Floyd murder trial.
How to improve value of higher ed? Increase career support.
Laura Perna pointed to equity gaps in labor market returns for people who hold the same type of college credential, noting that the risk of taking out a loan to attend college isn’t distributed equally in society.
